Admission to HSPH is selective: For the class beginning in 2006-2007, only 4.5 percent of nearly 10000 applicants were admitted, and 60 percent of those admitted enrolled. The middle 50 percent of the class that entered in 2006 had an incoming GPA between 3.50 and 3.75 (out of 4.0). About half of HSPH students already hold an MD degree, with many of the rest holding another advanced degree (typically a PhD, JD, or MBA). HSPH students are drawn from around the world, with about 40 percent of the student body coming from outside of the United States.